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DAILY     SHORTHAND 

THE  NEW  LIGHTLINE 


BY 
SIDNEY    L.     DAILY 


DAILY  PUBLISHING  COMPANY 
KANSAS  CITY,  MO. 


Copyright,  1917, 
By  Sidney  L.  Daily, 
Kansas  City.  Mo. 


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CONTENTS 

Page 

Preface '. 5 

Suggestions 7 

Phonetic  Spelling 9 

The  Alphabet  Described 10 

The  Alphabet 11 

First  Lesson: 

Simple  Words 12 

Illustrative  Words 13 

'  Word-Signs  and  Phrases 14 

Reading  Exercise 15 

«2  Writing  Exercise 16 

E 

*»     Second  Lesson: 

>.  Breve  S 17 

05  Illustrative  Words 18 

Word-Signs  and  Phrases , 19 

£2  Reading  Exercise ' 20 

-1  Writing  Exercise 21 

Third  Lesson: 

5?  Breve  N  and  M,  and  Shun 22 

tt  Illustrative  Words 23 

Word-Signs  and  Phrases 24 

«  Reading  Exercise 25 

Writing  Exercise 26 

Fourth  Lesson: 

ui  Reversing  Principle 27 

C  Illustrative  Words 28 

5  Word-Signs  and  Phrases 29 

P  Reading  Exercise 30 

Writing  Exercise 31 

Fifth  Lesson: 

Supershortening  Principle 32 

Illustrative  Words 33 

Word-Signs  and  Contractions 35 

Phrases 36 

Reading  Exercise 37 

Writing  Exercise 38 


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Page 

Sixth  Lesson: 

Shortening  Principle ' 39 

Illustrative  Words 40 

Word-Signs  and  Contractions 42 

Phrases 43 

Reading  Exercise 44 

Writing  Exercise 45 

Seventh  Lesson: 

Lengthening  Principle 46 

Illustrative  Words 17 

Word-Signs  and  Contractions 49 

Phrases -r>(  i 

Reading  Exercise ">  1 

Writing  Exercise 52 

Eighth  Lesson: 

Miscellaneous  Principles 53 

Illustrative  Words  and  Contractions 54 

Double  Vowels 56 

Reading  Exercise 57 

Writing  Exercise 58 

Ninth  Lesson: 

Miscellaneous  Principles 59 

Prefixes 60 

Suffixes 61 

Similar  Outlines  Distinguished 63 

Reading  Exercise 65 

Writing  Exercise 66 

Tenth  Lesson: 

Miscellaneous  Abbreviations 67 

States  and  Cities 68 

Cities 68 

Reading  Exercise 70 

Writing  Exercise 71 

Phrasing  and  General  Exercises 72 

Vocabulary 86 


PREFACE 

Practically  all  shorthand  systems  in  use  in  the  United  States 
at  this  time  are  based  on  that  of  Isaac  Pitman,  of  England,  or 
that  of  M.  Duploye,  of  France. 

Pitman  used  geometrical  straight  strokes  and  curves  as  symbols 
for  the  consonants,  and  these  were  grouped  in  pairs  to  indicate 
similar  (cognate)  sounds,  having  a  light  line  to  represent  the  light 
sound  and  a  heavy  line  to  represent  the  heavy  sound.  For  vowel 
notation  a  scale  of  three  dots  or  dashes,  placed  at  the  side  of 
the  consonant  strokes,  was  devised. 

Duploye  avoided  shading  by  making  one  of  the  cognate  sounds 
short  and  the  other  long.  He  avoided  lifting  the  pen  to  form  an 
outline  by  using  a  connective  vowel  scheme, ,  which  is  the  best 
feature  of  his  system.  His  method  of  representing  the  consonants 
wastes  much  valuable  material  which  may  be  used  to  represent  a 
great  many  frequently  occurring  sounds. 

The  New  Lightline  tries  to  avoid  the  mistakes  of  both  these 
authors  and  their  followers.  A  new  lightline  alphabet  is"  used, 
which  is  composed  of  lines  of  a  uniform  length,  except  H,  Y  and 
W.  The  vowel  representation  has  been  tested  and  found  to  be 
the  best  ever  presented. 

Well-known  and  tried  principles  have  been  used  to  build  up 
a  system  which,  the  author  believes,  excels  in  brevity,  legibility, 
and  simplicity. 


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The  system  was  first  taught  twenty  years  ago  to  a  class  of 
backward  students.  They  made  such  rapid  progress  and  made 
such  a  record  that  the  author  was  encouraged  to  elaborate  and 
improve  the  system  and  place  it  before  the  schools  of  the  country. 
Sickness  and  other  causes  prevented  this  until  the  present  time. 

From  a  pedagogical  standpoint,  the  general  arrangement  of 
the  lessons,  presentation  of  principles,  and  the  introduction  of  word- 
signs  and  phrases  in  the  first  lesson  are  believed  to  be  correct. 

All  rubbish  and  padding  has  been  omitted. 

The  revised  system  is  now  placed  before  schools  and  teachers 
with  full  confidence  that  it  will  meet  with  their  approval. 

Sidney  L.  Daily. 


SUGGESTIONS 


Memorize  the  alphabet  and  write  it  until  it  can  be  written 
without  hesitation. 

Carefully  distinguish  between  similar  strokes,  circles,  loops, 
and  hooks. 

Make  every  character  the  proper  size. 

Full-length  characters  should  be  about  three-eighths  of  an  inch 
in  length,  shortened  characters  about  one-quarter  of  an  inch,  and 
super-shortened  characters  about  one-eighth  of  an  inch  in  length. 

In  preparing  a  lesson,  first  study  it  carefully  and  read  the 
exercises  until  they  can  be  read  easily  without  looking  at  the  key 
word.  After  the  lesson  Is  understood,  cover  the  key  words  with 
a  strip  of  cardboard  and  read  the  shorthand  without  referring  to 
the  key.  Then  cover  the  shorthand  and  write  the  longhand  words, 
or  key,  into  shorthand  without  referring  to  the  shorthand  char- 
acters. After  writing  the  exercises  in  this  manner,  correct  all  mis- 
takes and  go  over  the  work  again,  and  continue  this  plan  until 
the  exercises  can  be  rewritten  and  read  without  much  hesitation. 
Practice  the  Reading  Exercises  and  the  Writing  Exercises  in  the 
same  manner. 

Try  to  master  one  lesson  before  passing  to  the  next  one. 

Use  the  best  of  everything.  A  good  fountain  pen  is  better 
than  a  pencil. 


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Try  to  make  your  outlines  the  same  size  as  those  given  in  the 
book.     Adherence  to  this  rule  will  add  to  your  speed  and  legibility. 

Depend  on  your  own  knowledge  of  principles  in  forming  new 
outlines. 

Remember  that  accuracy  is  of  more  importance  than  speed. 
The  latter  will  come  in  due  time. 

Those  who  have  not  a  high  school  education  or  its  equivalent 
should  at  odd  moments  study  grammar,  composition,  punctuation, 
and  business  terms,  and  read  good  newspapers  and  magazines. 

After  accepting  a  position,  become  familiar  with  tie  vocabu- 
lary peculiar  to  that  business,  and  form  abbreviations  of  frequently 
occurring  and  uncommon  words. 

Repetition  is  the  key  to  learning  shorthand  quickly  and  thor- 
oughly. Teachers  should  dictate  selected  articles  of  250  to  500 
words  until  they  can  be  written  at  a  speed  of  200  to  250  words  per 
minute.  As  speed  is  increased  in  this  dictation,  it  will  be  corre- 
spondingly increased  in  all  general  dictation.  Tl  e  author  has  tested 
this  plan  thoroughly,  and  it  never  failed  to  produce  very  satisfactory 
results. 


PHONETIC  SPELLING 


In  shorthand,  all  words  are  spelled  as  pronounced:  aisle,  tie; 
aim,  am;  ache,  ak;  alphabet,  alfabet;  brought,  brot;  beauty,  buti; 
beau,  bo;  bureau,  buro;  check,  chek;  cough,  kof;  caught,  kot: 
column,  kolm;  dough,  do;  dumb,  dum;  debt,  det;  depot,  depo; 
eight,  at;  enough,  enuf;  eat,  el;  earn,  ern;  echo,  eko;  feign,  fan; 
fear,  fer;  flew,  flu;  foreign,  forn;  guide,  gid;  gem,  jem;  guard, 
gard;  gnat,  nat;  gnu,  nu;  honest,  onest;  herb,  erb;  half,  haf; 
head,  /ted;  impugn,  impun;  indict,  indit;  island,  Hand;  kiln,  kil: 
knee,  ne;  knife,  m/;  knew,  nu;  light,  fo7;  laugh,  laf;  leaf,  Ze/: 
ieu,  Zw;  machine,  mashen;  maize,  maz;  malign,  malin;  naphtha, 
naftha;  neighbor,  nabr;  nephew,  nefu;  often,  ofn;  owe,  o;  one, 
ivun;  orchid,  orkid;  phrase,  fraz;  phlegm,  flem;  physic,  fizik; 
reign,  ran;  rough,  ruf;  raise,  raz;  reason,  rezn;  soldier,  soljer; 
surgeon,  surjn;  sapphire,  safr;  they,  tha;  tableau,  tablo;  tec!  - 
nique,  leknik;  write,  rit;  whole,  hoi;  weigh,  wa;  wrist,  rist;  wrath, 
rath;  wrinkle,  rinkl;  wedge,  wej. 


DAILY  SHORTHAND  ALPHABET 


Read  what  is  said  of  alphabets  in  the  Preface. 

T,  D,  N,  M,  and  TH  are  written  from  left  to  right.  P,  B,  F, 
V,  J,  CH,  SH,  and  R  are  written  downward.  K,  G,  and  Q  are 
written  upward.    S  and  L  are  written  either  upward  or  downward. 

The  H  character  is  generally  attached,  but  it  may  be  detached 
in  some  cases,  especially  before  initial  O.  If  it  is  ever  necessary 
to  distinguish  between  S  or  Z,  Sh  or  Ch,  T  or  D,  make  a  dot  on 
the  inside  of  Z  or  Sh  and  above  D . 

Notice  that  the  characters  representing  J,  CH,  and  SH  are 
similar.  This  is  because  they  are  similar  sounds.  J  is  curved 
more  than  the  others  and  CH  is  not  so  slanting  as  SH.  All  cog- 
nate sounds  of  the  alphabet  are  represented  by  similar  strokes  and 
may  be  substituted  one  for  the  other,  if  a  better  outline  is  thus 
secured.  Sometimes  a  better  outline  can  be  secured  by  using  M 
for  N,  and  vice  versa.  In  this  case,  place  a  dot  on  the  inside  of 
the  curve  of  the  substituted  character. 

The  distinguishing  ticks  and  dots  placed  under  the  vowel 
characters  are  seldom  used  in  practice,  but  they  should  be  thor- 
oughly understood,  so  they  may  be  used  when  necessary. 

The  ticks  used  under  the  long  and  short  sounds  of  the  char- 
acter A  are  used  instead  of  the  circle  in  most  phrases  and  in  some 
words  containing  double  vowels,  as  explained  in  Lesson  Eight, 


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THE  ALPHABET 


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CONSONANTS 


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M 


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S-Z 


SH 


CH 


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VOWELS 

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DIPHTHONGS 
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FIRST  LESSON 


In  this  system  of  shorthand  consonants  and  vowels  follow 
each  other  as  in  longhand. 

Circle  vowels  are  turned  on  the  inside  of  curved  stems,  on 
the  outside  of  angles,  on  the  back  of  the  first  curve  when  written 
between  two  reversed  curves,  and  clockwise,  or  in  the  direction 
followed  by  the  hands  of  a  clock,  on  straight  stems.  This  rule  will 
place  circles  on  the  left  side  of  perpendicular  straight  stems  and 
on  the  lower  side  of  horizontal  and  slanting  straight  stems. 

U  is  joined  in  an  angular  manner,  except  when  a  better  outline 
can  be  formed  by  turning  it  as  a  hook  on  the  second  stem,  when 
it  is  written  between  two  stems. 

Frequently  O  and  U  are  omitted  from  the  inside  of  words, 
and  in  a  great  many  outlines  all  vowels  are  omitted.  These  out- 
lines are  called  consonant  outlines.  Such  outlines  will  be  found 
in  all  lessons  in  this  book. 

Breves  are  short  curls,  loops,  and  hooks  used  to  represent 
alphabetical  sounds. 

Word-signs  are  simple  stems, modified  stems,  breves,  and  vowels 
used  to  represent  the  most  frequently  occurring  words. 

Contractions  are  abbreviated  outlines  giving  the  principal 
sounds  of  the  words  they  represent. 

The  outlines  given  in  "Illustrative  Words"  should  be  carefully 
studied  and  written  until  they  can  be  written  without  hesitation. 

Phonographic  phrases  are  two  or  more  words  written  without 
lifting  the  pen.  All  illustrative  phrases  should  be  carefully  studied 
and  practiced. 

The  syllables  pe,  be,  de,  and  re  are  generally  represented  by 
the  consonant  alone,  the  e  being  omitted;  as  in  penal,  before, 
depend,  etc. 


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ILLUSTRATIVE  WORDS 


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WORD-SIGNS  AND  PHRASES 

n^    be,  by,  but 

^ — do 

/      go,  good 

(^      judge,  just 
/^   will,  well 

\ •  me,  my ,  much      / 

/ x  no,  on  ^  *y    young,  yet 

\       public-sh,  hope  n  (/    we,  way 


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\    are 

V 

J      or,  our 
^S     so-ciety 

two,  too,  to 

have 

V  change,  which     £        I  will 

^      thing,  think        rf        you  will 
\^_  ship,  wish  L  -i       and  a 

enough  -7        and  the 


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he,  him,  how 

ah 

a-n-d 

all  (phrases) 

all 


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y       he  will 

•x. 9  he  may 

„ I  think 


I  have 


Ui 


see 
you  are 
are  you 
they  have 


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READING'.EXERCISE 

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WRITING  EXERCISE 
SENTENCES 

Nelly  will  take  her  pony  to  the  meadow. 

I  hope  you  will  be  happy  when  you  move  to  your  new  horn  e . 

The  gay  youth  will  go  to  the  ball  in  the  new  hall. 

I  think  they  will  take  the  boy  to  the  fair  in  the  fall. 

The  young  lady  and  her  mamma  will  go  to  Italy  in  May. 

I  know  that  he  will  do  the  right  tiling  by  me. 

They  will  go  to  the  lake  and  row  the  boa). 

He  will  take  Katie  to  the  ball  game. 

We  will  take  a  walk  in  the  new  park. 

They  say  that  he  may  pay  the  bill  in  a  day  or  two. 

Emma  will  take  Anna  to  see  the  tame  bear. 

Anna  took  the  cat  up  to  the  attic. 


ache,  annul,  aim,  attic,  attain,  alone,  arena,  aid,  age,  ail,  bank 
book,  bail,  bulk,  bear,  big,  beef,  beak,  cake,  cash,  coal,  corps,  cat, 
cool,  cue,  came,  call,  cake,  day,  due,  defy,  decay,  dime,  deal,  deny, 
delay,  each,  edge,  elk,  emphatic,  far,  fear,  fate,  food,  few,  fell,  fine, 
fun,  far,  fan,  fifty,  follow,  fellow,  heat,  hide,  hem,  hush,  hot,  heavy, 
hoop,  holy,  it,  ill,  ice,  if,  ivory,  in,  key,  knoll,  knack,  kill,  kite, 
Katie,  line,  loan,  lean,  liine,  lane,  like,  love,  loom,  latch,  load, 
lump,  mine,  main,  mere,  meek,  make,  mock,  mush,  mash,  map, 
mink,  muff,  mill,  mule,  nap,  neck,  nip,  nag,  nail,  near,  narrate, 
narrow,  native,  navy,  nave,  neat,  nigh,  nephew,  net,  new,  nip,  open, 
oak,  oar,  oath,  obey,  opaque,  pain,  pike,  pull,  pink,  queen,  queer, 
quill,  ran,  racket,  rough,  retain,  rug,  rat,  talk,  tiny,  team,  tile, 
wit,  wheat,  whim. 


SECOND  LESSON 


BREVE  S 

Breve  S  is  a  short  curl,  which  may  be  joined  in  an  angular 
manner  or  turned  clockwise  on  straight  stems,  and  on  the  inside 
of  curves,  forming  a  loop.  It  is  used  both  before  and  after  circle 
vowels  and  loops,  extending  over  the  stem.  See  tax,  rose,  slays, 
and  the  phrase  as  soon  as. 

After  circle  vowels,  and  sometimes  after  loops,  the  syllables 
sis  and  ses  are  represented  by  a  small  pendant  loop.  See  roses, 
laces,  etc. 

Breve  S  is  used  to  represent  the  words  his,  is,  has,  and  as. 

Make  breve  S  short  and  distinctly  curved. 

Frequently  the  vowel  E  is  used  to  represent  the  final  syllable 
ly.     See  likely,  early,  etc. 

Ing  is  represented  by  a  dot  after  circle  vowels,  and  in  other 
cases  by  a  slanting  tick. 

Ings  is  represented  by  a  detached  breve  S  after  circle  vowels, 
and  joined  in  other  cases. 

The  pendant  loop  is  used  to  represent  the  syllables  sis,  ses, 
and  sus  in  such  words  as  resist,  re  ess,  resuscitate,  etc. 

Other  S  principles  are  given  in  the  Fourth  Lesson . 

Generally  wl.en  T  and  D  follow  ench  other,  the  T  stem  is 
used  for  both  sounds. 

In  many  cases  the  vowel  E  and  breve  S  are  joined  to  represent 
the  initial  syllable  ex.  Another  method  of  expressing  ex  is  given  in 
the  Fourth  Lesson. 

Stu.ly  "Illustrative  Words"  carefully. 


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ILLUSTRATIVE  WORDS 

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WORD-SIGNS  AND  PHRASES 


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as  Boon  as 
possible 

I  have  your 
favor 

do  j'ou 
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WRITING  EXERCISE 

It  will  be  necessary  to  send  the  money  as-soon-as-possible  if 
you  wish  to  stop  the  panic. 

I  will  arrange  to  advertise  the  goods  the  first  of  next  week , 
or  as  soon  as  they  arrive. 

Your  kind  favor  of  the  9th  inst.  is  just  received,  and  the 
goods  you  wish  will  go  out  in  a  day  or  two. 

I  think  it  will  be  best  to  ignore  all  wi.o  neglect  to  pay  the 
just  bills  that  they  owe. 

He  says  that  he  fails  to  recollect  anything  about  the  fire  in 
question. 

He  is  regular  in  his  habits,  and  I  think  he  will  make  a  success 
in  life.     Nothing  seems  to  stand  in  his  way. 

I  hope  you  will  decide  soon  to  make  one  of  your  regular  visits 
to  our  city  early  in  the  fall. 


Air,  ash,  aback,  bailiff,  beams,  beseech,  chess,  coach,  comb, 
chase,  chains,  coops,  cuffs,  deceit,  deceive,  dislike,  dismiss,  essay, 
Elma,  echo,  equip,  ferry,  fully,  Fanny,  figs,  tine,  hit,  hen,  hill, 
honey,  hitcl  es,  1. edges,  hence,  hut,  Lou,  lake,  lucky,  loom,  mugs, 
moons,  makes,  mica,  mislay,  nice,  nets,  nurses,  noses,  opens,  pillows, 
polo,  pawn,  pity,  puffs,  queen,  quick,  quoth,  quinine,  ring,  roses, 
rut,  saucy,  serene,  smash,  snail,  sing,  sashes,  shows,  safe,  slays, 
sets,  sells,  sown,  stones,  season,  teach,  teams,  talks,  tools,  resist, 
insist,  assist,  asylum,  aside,  assign,  excel,  wreck. 


THIRD  LESSON 


BREVE  N  AND  M,  AND  SHUN 

Breve  N  is  a  small  hook,  and  breve  M  is  a  large  hook,  which 
are  turned  clockwise  on  straight  stems  and  on  the  inside  of  curves. 

When  used  initially,  the  N  hook  represents  the  syllables  in, 
en,  un,  and  sometimes  an.  Initially  and  medially,  the  M  hook 
may  represent  the  syllables  im,  em,  um,  and  am,  but  it  is  better, 
in  most  cases,  to  represent  these  syllables  initially  by  the  stem  M, 
especially  with  short  stems  and  downward  strokes. 

When  the  N  hook  is  used  between  two  stems  to  represent 
the  syllables  mentioned  in  the  foregoing  paragraph,  it  is  made  as 
large  as  the  M  hook.  As  neither  hook  is  used  in  this  manner  often, 
there  will  be  no  danger  of  conflict. 

In  phrases  the  N  hook  sometimes  represents  not,  and  after 
have  and  not  it  represents  been. 

The  syllable  shun  (tion,  cion,  cian,  etc.)  is  represented  by  a 
perpendicular  quarter-length  stem,  curved  to  the  right  or  left  as 
is  most  convenient. 

Frequently  the  syllable  shent  (tient,  cient,  etc.)  is  represented 
by  the  shun  character. 

In  some  few  cases,  after  curves,  the  M  hook  is  used  to  represent 
the  final  syllable  ment. 

Make  N  hook  small  and  short,  unless  lengthened  according  to 
rule  in  the  Seventh  Le'sson. 

Breve  S  may  be  turned  on  the  inside  of  all  hooks. 

In  court  work  the  N  hook  may  represent  on. 


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Gentlemen:  Your  kind  favor  of  recent  date  is  just  received 
and  will  have  our  attention  early  next  week.  We  will  ship  you 
the  envelopes  next  Saturday  and  the  ink  next  Monday.  We  will 
have  an  entirely  new  stock  of  goods  the  first  of  next  month. 


He  thinks  he  will  finish  the  first  book  of  Latin  in  about  a 
month. 

A  number  of  ignorant  men  became  indignant  when  the  young 
American  hegan  to  speak  of  annexation. 

•I  have  written  to  General  Hatton  to  see  if  he  has  taken  action 
in  the  case  of  the  stolen  wagon. 

In  my  opinion  the  Republican  candidate  will  not  have  much 
advantage  in  the  next  election. 

I  will  not  give  you  my  opinion  of  it  until  the  entire  book  is 
written. 

It  is  unfair  to  infer  that  tl  e  Senate  thin!  s  of  impeaching  him. 

The  kitten  ate  too  much  mutton  and  had  to  he  taken  out  of 
the  kitchen. 

A  bevy  of  young  women  and  many  young  men  sat  among  the 
natives  at  the  ball  game. 

WORDS 

Autumn,  reckon,  immense,  engine,  enjoy,  entwine,  index,  in- 
sight, inmate,  uncouth,  unpack,  quantity,  cotton,  ensue,  adorn, 
shorn,  barn,  bitten,  widen,  women,  endow,  entail,  injur}-,  invade,  in- 
volve, imbue,  impale,  fatten,  enquire,  beaten,  button,  heacon,  bacon, 
rotten,  ripen,  punish,  infinite,  infirm,  inlay,  unfit,  insane,  insect,  in- 
sipid, invite,  incantation,  incense,  incur,  indefinite,  indict,  induction, 
inlet,  innate,  insist,  invoke. 


FOURTH  LESSON 


REVERSING  PRINCIPLE 

In  the  preceding  lessons  circles,  loops,  and  hooks  were  turned 
on  the  inside  of  curves  and  on  the  regular  side  of  straight  stems; 
that  is,  in  the  direction  followed  by  the  hands  of  a  clock,  or  clock- 
wise. In  this  lesson  the  student  is  taught  to  use  the  reverse  side 
of  strokes  for  adding  sounds  to  a  word  without  increasing  tie 
number  of  pen  movements. 

Circles,  loops,  and  hooks  are  turned  on  the  reverse  side  of 
stems  to  add  a  following  s,  z,  or  r.  In  case  of  dangerous  conflict, 
give  preference  to  s. 

U  is  reversed  by  making  the  opening  to  the  right  or  left.  When 
U  is  used  as  a  hook,  as  explained  in  Lesson  One,  it  is  reversed  the 
same  as  initial  and  final  hooks. 

Initially  and  finally  reversed  N  hook  represents  the  syllables 
ins,  ens,  uns,  and  sometimes  ans;  and  finally  it  also  represents  ness. 

Initially,  on  straight  stems,  reversed  E  represents  the  syl- 
lable ex. 

The  syllables  sis,  sys,  and  ses  frequently  are  formed  by  writing 
breve  S  before  a  reversed  E  on  straight  stems. 

Initially  and  finally  the  syllable  sus  is  represented  by  a  re- 
versed loop  on  straight  stems  and  by  extending  the  loop  over  the 
line  of  curved  stems. 

The  syllable  ex  before  a  reversed  vowel  is  represented  by  E 
and  breve  rf . 


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General  Fisk  will  ask  you  to  do  your  best  to  instill  into  them 
the  consequences  of  negligence  in  business. 

In  this  instance  I  think  it  is  best  to  use  the  most  expensive 
asbestos  that  it  is  possible  to  buy. 

In  this  case  I  suppose  it  is  best  to  send  the  entire  cargo  to 
Key  West. 

The  men  in  the  cave  will  not  exist  long,  because  they  will 
exhaust  all  the  herbs  they  possess,  in-a-few-days. 

The  business  men  of  this  city  are  inconsistent.  They  ought 
to  know  that  ignorance  of  the  law  will  not  excuse  tl  em  in  this  case. 

This  is  a  case  in  which  we  ought  to  exhaust  all  tie  power  we 
possess  to  achieve  success. 

We  have  only  a  few  cases  of  this  kind  of  goods  in-stock. 

The  boys  in  the  office  say  that  it  is  a  task  to  sit  at  a  desk  six 
days  in  a  week. 

The  poor  orphan  possesses  a  new  organ,  a  harp,  a  sweet  face 
and  voice,  and  many  pieces  of  choice  music. 

Gentlemen:  We  received  your  esteemed  favor  of  the  9  inst. 
a-few-days-ago.  We  will  have  to  ask  you  to  make  a  change 
in-this,  as  the  taxes  will  be  entirely  too  much  as  it  now  stands. 
It  will  suit  us  if  you  will-have  it  as  it  was  the  first  of  May.  The 
system  is  all  wrong  and  we  hope  to  see  a  big  change  at  once.  Be 
kind  enough  to  see  to  this  as  soon  as  possible. 

WORDS 

Arcade,  piece,  pieces,  buyer,  shoes,  lass,  lasses,  views,  thus, 
choose,  those,  does,  dose,  notice,  aspire,  device,  dusty,  tooth,  pauses, 
face,  faces,  reckons,  hurt,  herb,  art,  ask,  desk,  disguise,  dislike, 
refuse,  museum,  such,  test,  taste,  wait,  waste,  heart,  exert,  expose, 
cancellation,  auspicious,  task,  mush,  toast,  suspicion,  sustain. 


FIFTH  LESSON 


MODIFIED  STEMS— SUPERSHORTENING  PRINCIPLE 

Full-length  stems  are  made  one-third  length  to  add  a  fol- 
lowing R. 

The  ends  of  the  character  W  are  drawn  closer  together  to  add- 
a  following  R. 

U  is  made  long  and  narrow  to  add  a  following  R,  and,  as  thus 
modified,  is  used  to  represent  the  sound  YR;  as  in  the  words 
vineyard,  billiards,  etc. 

Third-length  stems  are  named  per,  her,  ker,  ter,  mer,  fer,  ner, 
and  so  on,  and  are  used  for  a  number  of  prefixes  in  such  words  as 
perform,  perfect,  perfume,  produce,  pronounce,  protect,  forgive,  fore- 
cast, etc.  Ter  is  used  for  ter  and  tor  initially,  medially,  and  finally 
in  such  words  as  traitor,  interpreter,  interference,  etc. 

Notice  particularly  the  application  of  the  R  rule  in  writing 
such  words  as  typewriter,  upright,  Cartwright,  etc.,  and  preceded  by  P. 

In  many  words  where  R  is  followed  by  M  it  may  be  omitted, 
with  perfect  safety;  as  in  such  words  as  permit,  permanent,  permis- 
sion, etc. 

All  vowels  may  be  omitted  from  many  words  written  in  ac- 
cordance with  this  principle. 

Notice  particularly  the  application  of  this  principle  in  "Illus- 
trative Words." 


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ILLUSTRATIVE  WORDS 

^b 

bray 

S> 

sorry 

sO       crockery 

^o 

brace 

\ 

upper 

«-^~     mortar 

N3 

braces 

q 

over 

^Ao     surprise 

^n 

brew 

i 

ever 

w*^      mercenary 

*«t 

brews 

9 

offer 

oS~*    excretory 

* 

pray 

«Vr 

other 

— y"v  transitory 

\> 

prays 

<y* 

owner 

O—     order 

V 

praises 

*s 

error 

<^P—    martyr 

J 

fry 

(ST 

outer 

— a^    tremor 

i 

fries 

rr 

either 

^^    aggressor 

4 

freezes 

-o- 

traitor 

°—>      eastern 

s* 

Grew 

^ 

trapper 

&—>     western 

/<- 

crews 

-A 

trooper 

4*      increase 

s° 

gray 

V 

progress 

\.       preacher 

f> 

grace 

— - 

broker 

N«^     primer 

so 

dray-T> 

f- 

greater 

S  y  proffer 

— 1> 

tray 

<y 

grocer 

C\>     oppress 

_x> 

trace 

^ 

grammar 

\>     suppress 

-O 

traces 

4 

cursory 

^r     transgressor 

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\ 
/ 


I, 

Co 


broad,  brought 

proper-ty 

for 

care,  great 

dear,  during 

their,  there 

short,  sure 

church,  charge 

jury,  junior 

large 

swore,  sore 

nor 


< —  more 
J  very 
O  O  were 
J)  1>  where 
9  after 
c^  answer 
"-*       bring 


Si 


brings 
V-^  partner 
Vo     shorthand 


part 

yesterday 
r  before 


<f    according     s*     course 


*  several 

</«  describe 

\>  process 

</  force 

J  forces 
\»      purpose 
^     secure 
J>     sworn 
S.      inspire 
\    prepare 


understand 
\       spirit 
c^->     strong,  strength 

r     extraordinary 

o^      appear,  appropriate 
<\      appearance 
s*f    character 
S       circumstance 
-f       circumstances 
c—     endure 


S     Christian-ity^  endurance 

T       savior  c_  insure 

*   tomorrow      ^    insurance 

C^      opportunity  \)     propose 
\S     particular     \     perhaps 


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S 


^ 


for  the 
for  him 
for  a 
for  this 
Jor  them 
there  is 
there  are 
as  there  is 
is  there  as 
there  was 
there  was  a 
as  per 
as  large  as 
as  great  as 
there  is  a 
there  is  the 
better  than 
more  than 
farther  than 


PHRASES 


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\ 

L 


greater  than 

more  and  more 

greater  and  greater 

larger  and  larger 

of  course 

this  morning 

and  there  is 

as  far  as 

in  the  course  of 

for  it 

of  there 

have  there 

Yours  truly 

Dear  sir 

Yours  very  truly 

Very  truly  yours 

in  order 

in  store 

your  order 


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Dear  Sir:  Your  kind  favor  of  the  9  inst.  was  received  yester- 
day afternoon.  In  answer  we  will  say  that  we  are  out  of  the  line 
of  goods  you  order,  but  will  have  everything  in  stock  that  your 
order  calls  for  early  next  week,  when  we  will  ship  at  once.  The 
prices  which  we  quote  are  the  very  best  it  is  possible  for  us  to 
make  under  the  circumstances.  According  to  recent  reports,  prices 
will  advance  before  the  first  of  next  year.  Thanking  you  for  this 
we  are,  Yours  very  truly, 


There  was  a  great  surprise  in  store  for  the  pretty  stenographer. 
Her  brother  brought  her  a  typewriter  from  Corpus  Christi,  Texas, 
She  is  an  expert  shorthand  writer  and  operator  on  the  typewriter, 
and  a  performer  on  several  instruments.  She  works  in  her  father's 
office  whenever  opportunity  offers.  He  is  a  broker  and  dealer  in 
all  kinds  of  securities.  Like  very  nearly  all  young  women,  she  is 
a  regular  visitor  to  ice  cream  parlors,  and  has  several  lovers.  She 
shows  a  strong  preference  for  a  young  teacher,  who  is  also  an 
interpreter,  but  her  mother  prefers  a  Westerner,  who  is  a  visitor 
in  their  city.  He  is  a  banker.  He  is  one  of  the  incorporators  of 
a  new  cracker  factory,  in  which  he  has  large  interests,  and  is  pro- 
prietor of  a  furniture  factory  and  other  lines  of  business.  Further- 
more, and  this  is  of  importance,  his  character  is  above  suspicion. 

The  banker  says  that  the  interpreter  is  a  traitor  to  his  partner. 
He  is  part  owner  of  a  picture  theater.  He  is  so  mercenary  that  he 
tried  to  secure  a  large  insurance  on  the  theater  and  then  burn  it. 
His  partner,  who  has  had  a  great  deal  of  business  experience,  se- 
cured proof  of  the  interpreter's  purpose,  and  had  his  brother  inform 
the  sheriff.  The  sheriff  forced  him  to  surrender  yesterday,  and 
tomorrow  the  transgressor  will  be  in  prison. 


SIXTH  LESSON 


MODIFIED  STEMS-SHORTENING  PRINCIPLE 

All  stems  are  made  two-thirds  length  to  add  a  following  L, 
N,  or  M,  preference  being  given  to  L  in  case  of  dangerous  conflict, 
which  is  rare. 

Stems  made  two-thirds  length  are  named  pel,  be1,,  mel,  nel,  fel, 
kel;  pen,  ten,  ken,  len)  rem,  lem,  mem,  nem,  sem;  each  stem  having 
three  names. 

Notice  particularly  the  application  of  this  principle  in  such 
words  as  uplift,  upland,  relief,  remain,  remit,  remote,  etc. 

The  syllables  ism,  asm,  and  zan  are  represented  by  the  proper 
vowel  and  a  two-thirds  length  S. 

A  great  many  consonant  outlines  can  be  formed  by  using  this 
principle  alone  or  combined  with  that  given  in  the  preceding  lesson - 

Shortened  characters  and  supershortened  characters  are  used 
to  represent  a  great  many  prefixes  and  suffixes,  and  initial  and 
final  syllables. 


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ILLUSTRATIVE 

/s\     couple 
*\        cripple 


WORDS 


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/\?   compulsory 
.  ^\     sample 
_--/       similar 
y\/  symbolical 
_y\o  symbolize 
/    3     continental     /    I 
— ^—3 maintenance  \__^^ 
\—  temperature      >^. 

^ — v/  nonsense         \ 

^ —  certain 
»s^P-t=  monotonous 
^~r"  sentence        / 
S^$  combination 
— v^  reconcile 
^A_  essential 
_^        remain 
remit 


~V 


remote 


A  comply 
--v  render 
^^~     encumber 


nomenclator  c~~\j  intemperance 
nomenclature  S~~*  acquaintance 
nominal  - — ■*        noncommittal 

penitentiary  "    o^^wmeswential 


conscience 


nonconductor 

contractor 

nonpartisan 

incomprehens- 
ible 
penitential 

common, 

command 
concern 

concentration 

nonunion 

communion 

congress. 

concur 

commerce 

reminder 

remainder 

communication 


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bill  \^       balance  valuable 


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someone 
someone  else 
enclosed  please  find 
to  balance  account 
careful  attention 
high  school 
please  remit 
some  time 
in  time 
this  time 
in  these  times 
next  time 
in  some  cases 
today's  mail 
by  return  mail 
by  same  mail 
by  early  mail 
in  the  meantime 
time  after  time 
again  and  again 
I  remain 


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Gentlemen:  Your  communication  concerning  the  new  silver 
thermometer  came  in  this  morning.  We  believe  this  new  thermom- 
eter will  please  you,  and  that  we  will  receive  further  orders  from 
you.  Trusting  that  we  shall  hear  from  you  by  return  mail,  we 
remain ,  Yours  truly, 

Dear  Sir:  Enclosed  please  find  a  memorandum  of  articles 
upon  which  we  desire  your  most  favorable  terms.  We  shall  be 
glad  to  know  which  of  them  you  keep  in  stock  and  which  of  them 
you  do  not.  Please  tell  us  the  usual  time  you  require  to  fill  an 
order  for  such  articles  as  you  do  not  keep  in  stock.  Please  give  us 
your  terms  to  the  trade  by  return  mail,  and  oblige,     Yours  truly, 


The  principal  of  the  High  School,  in  his  annual  report,  says  that 
he  hopes  to  make  some  valuable  improvements  in  the  essentials  of 
school  work  during  the  coming  year. 

The  melancholy  telegrapher  will  go  to  some  military  school 
this  summer,  if  his  acquaintances  will  insure  his  maintenance,  and 
if  he  continues  in  his  same  mental  condition . 

The  Continental  Congress  was  in  continuous  session  for  many 
months. 

The  playful  children  continue  to  command  the  attention  of 
the  principal  of  the  school.  He  has  great  influence  over  his  pu- 
pils, and,  time  and  time  again,  he  remains  after  school  hours  to 
enter  into  their  sports  and  plays. 

A  sentence  is  a  combination  of  words  making  complete  sense. 

Partisan  politics  is  unessential  in  local  municipal  government. 

People  generally  believe  that  the  culprit  is  guilty  of  everything 
of  which  he  is  accused.  One  hears  no  criticism  of  the  course  taken 
by  the  judge  and  jury  in  the  case. 

The  chances  that  the  judge  will  remit  the  fine  are  very  remote. 


SEVENTH  LESSON 


MODIFIED  STEMS— LENGTHENING  PRINCIPLE 

All  stems  are  made  about  one  and  one-half  length  to  add  a 
following  T  or  D,  and  sometimes  TH.  When  lengthened  to  add 
TH,  place  a  dot  on  the  inside  of  curves  and  on  the  lower  side  of 
straight  stems. 

W  is  made  larger  to  add  T,  D,  or  TH.  It  is  made  larger  and 
the  ends  drawn  closer  together  to  add  THR.  See  the  word-sign 
whether. 

The  N  hook  and  loop  S  are  lengthened  to  add  a  following 
TorD. 

The  loop  S  is  superlengthened  to  add  TR,  giving  the  com- 
bination STR,  as  in  ulster,  bolster,  etc. 

In  case  of  conflict,  use  the  lengthening  principle  to  represent 
TT,  and  the  conflicting  word  should  be  written  with  the  stem  D  . 

In  a  few  words,  such  as  tight,  lead,  etc.,  the  vowel  is  placed 
at  the  end  of  the  word,  and  the  T  and  D  sounds  are  read  after  the 
vowel. 

In  such  words  as  loaded  the  past  tense  is  represented  by  length- 
ening D.  In  such  words  as  acted  the  past  tense  is  represented  by 
perpendicular  or  horizontal  tick.  In  many  words  it  is  perfectly 
safe  to  write  the  present  tense  and  the  past  tense  the  same. 

Try  to  avoid  milking  lengthened  characters  too  long.  Follow 
the  rule. 

The  phrase  of  the  frequently  is  represented  by  proximity,  as 
shown  in  the  first  letter  given  on  pages  51  and  52. 

In  phrases  street  is  represented  frequently  by  the  ST  loop. 
See  Luke  Street  in  third  letter  given  in  this  lesson. 


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y 


constitution 
attitude 


payment 

___— o'      I  dissolve 

thousand 

indicate 

servant 


independent 
incorporated 
\  — pretended 

^ja  deliberated 

irround 


simplified 

confiscate 

associate 

concentrated 

horizontal 


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understood       °  affidavit 


latitude 
with,  would  /^  latest 

method        U  what  <g'         account 

state  O  whether  immediate 

/  <—*z — 

estate         g-  acquit  ■ s     medium 

"longhand  N        earth  /  profit 


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PHRASES 

I  have  not 

I  have  not  been 


V 


real  estate 
please  state 
please  write 
please  let 
in  the  future 
in  fact 
what  would 
what  we 
at  //and 
is  at  hand 
contents  noted 
whether  or  not 
is  not 
has  not 

I  did  not  know 
I  have  your  letter 
your  note 
you  should 
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Dear  Sir:  Your  letter  of  the  4  inst.  came  to  hand  today, 
and,  after  reading  its  contents  and  the  memorandum  of  exchange 
enclosed,  I  have  decided  to  avail  myself  of  your  offer.  Please  find 
herewith  my  draft  for  $500,  drawn  to  my  order  at  ten  days'  sight 
upon  New  York,  which  please  negotiate  for  my  account  if  the  rate 
of  exchange  continues  the  same.  The  net  proceeds  you  may  remit 
by  draft  at  best  rate  obtainable.  Trusting  to  be  favored  with  an 
early  reply,  I  am,  Yours  very  truly, 

Gentlemen:  Please  let  me  hear  from  you  at  once,  and  please 
state  why  I  have  not  heard  from  you  in  regard  to  the  Bryant  note . 
Until  lately,  indeed,  I  had  no  cause  to  complain,  and  even  now 
I  hesitate  to  write  you  in  regard  to  this  matter.  I  am  reluctantly 
obliged  to  inform  you  that  unless  you  write  more  promptly  in  the 
future  I  shall  be  compelled  to  sever  business  relations  with  you. 
Please  write  me  by  return  mail  and  state  whether  or  not  you  wish 
to  continue  business  relations  with  me.  Very  truly  yours, 

Dear  Sir:  Your  letter  of  recent  date  in  regard  to  the  real 
estate  on  Lake  Street  is  at  hand.  In  answer  will  say  that  the 
old  real  estate  agent  acted  as  if  he  were  not  timid  or  faint-hearted, 
and  seemed  not  to  be  interested  in  the  property.  Albert  Hunt, 
the  noted  architect,  said  that  the  front  of  the  building  was  not 
properly  built,  and  that  it  needed  a  fresh  coat  of  paint.  In  fact, 
the  entire  building  needs  painting  badly  at  the  present  time.  I 
did  not  get  to  see  the  real  estate  ngent  until  last  night.  This  is 
why  you  have  not  heard  from  me  before  this  time.  Hoping  this 
is  satis  factory,  I  am,  Yours  very  truly, 

Audit,  bind,  hunt,  extend,  sent,  assent,  find,  ulster,  lobster, 
land,  lend,  rent,  credit,  cold,  card,  assault,  deduct,  defend,  delight, 
depend,  detail,  quilt,  lift,  round,  sound,  strict,  student,  afflict,  com- 
prehend, identical,  attitude,  aptitude,  active,  legitimate,  detailed , 
attempt,  latitude. 


EIGHTH  LESSON 


MISCELLANEOUS  PRINCIPLES  AND  DOUBLE  VOWELS 

L  and  R  vertically  to  add  a  following  J,  CH,  or  SH.  Dis- 
tinguish SH,  when  necessary,  by  placing  a  dot  on  the  inside  of 
the  curve.  The  vertical  L  is  used  to  represent  the  suffix  ology; 
as  in  theology,  biology,  etc. 

The  combinations  ekshun,  akshun,  and  sometimes  kashun,  are 
expressed  by  giving  a  greater  curve  to  the  shun  character;  as  in 
inspection,  reaction,  communication,  etc. 

In  a  few  cases  N  may  be  used  for  M,  and  M  for  N,  as  men- 
tioned in  a  preceding  lesson,  thereby  giving  more  facile  outlines; 
as  in  amalgamate,  promulgate,  etc.  In  cases  of  substitution,  a  dot 
may  be  placed  on  the  inside  of  the  curve.  This  rule  may  be 
extended  to  include  all  words  where  M  follows  the  prefix  per. 

Generally  omit  D  before  M,  V,  and  J. 

O  is  generally  omitted  after  W. 

Shun  (tion)  may  be  struck  upward. 

Ing-the,  ing-a,  ing-there,  etc.,  may  be  expressed  by  writing  the, 
a,  there,  or  any  word  in  the  ing  position;  that  is,  near  the  preceding 
word.     See  all  these  rules  illustrated  on  the  following  pages. 

Store  and  stairs  may  be  expressed  by  the  STR  loop,  as  shown, 
in  "Illustrative  Words." 

The  vowel  may  be  omitted  in  such  words  as  Yale,  yearn,  yoke, 
and  so  forth. 

As  stated  in  the  first  lesson,  it  is  seldom  necessary  to  use  dia- 
critical or  distinguishing  marks.  At  the  same  time  they  should  be 
thoroughly  understood,  so  they  may  be  used  when  necessary  to 
avoid  dangerous  conflict. 

In  many  words  the  unaccented  vowel  of  a  double  vowe! 
combination  may  be  omitted  without  impairing  the  legibility  of 
the  word. 

In  many  cases  double  vowels  may  follow  one  another  in  regu- 
1  ar  order,  making  beautiful  outlines  winch  are  easily  and  quickly 
formed.  However,  there  are  combinations  that  are  difficult  to 
form  quickly,  and  to  overcome  that  trouble  the  V  aud/T  ticks  are 
used  to  represent  one  of  the  vowels — generally  the  unaccented  one. 

Actual  practice  has  demonstrated  that  outlines  so  formed  are 
as  legible  as  any  other  outline. 

t        Generally  it  is  unnecessary  to  express  a  vowel  following  the 
diphthong  OW. 


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, 

ILLUSTRATIVE  WORDS 

^1      college 
"~      7    knowledge 
{/      logic 

{» 

surgeon 
courage 
rush 

protection 
inspection 
correction 

I             logical 
C          intelligent 
( ^    intelligence 

;? 

belch 
bulge 
porch 

collection 

reaction 

communication 

(^____^  legend 

2 

register 

\ ^ 

regent 

f     diligent 

1 

u  ) 

arch 

promulgate 

cr_"" ""Y  indulge 
(            legible 
/           latch 

archery 

sergeant 

regiment 

C^ 

amalgamate 

molasses 

permanent 

/          lash 
*)           urge 
"\          urgent 
")           urgency 
°]           origin 
C>          original 

originate 
J  J       surge 

regents 
outrage 

% 

application 
)  discourage 

mucilage 
•  mythology 
psychology 
doxology 

encourage 
forge 
upstairs 
downstairs 

^ 

criminology  ^-<^ 
zoology   \J- — ^ 

drugstore 
resentment 

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ILLUSTRATIVE  WORDS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 


seeing  a 

telling  the 

sayings 

doings 

resentment 

yellow 

Yale 


J  rich 

j  riches 

)  -    enrich 

g  \__  acknowledge 

T  privilege 

J  archbishop 

^s\      acknowledge 
v     V3     -ment 
7  eulogy 

^p    adjust 

V_^,     adjutant 
admit 
advantage 
advantageous 
advice 
adjective 
admittance 
admission 
admonish 
administrator 


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maniac 


ot-tq     snowy 
Ionic 


&  alliance 


DAILY  SHORTHAND 
READING  EXERCISE 


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58  DAILY  SHORTHAND 

WRITING  EXERCISE 

Dear  Sir:  In  reply  to  your  letter  of  the  8  inst.,  asking  for 
information  concerning  Mr.  Ernest  Albert  Neal,  I  am  pleased  to 
say,  without  any  hesitation,  that  this  intelligent  student  was  very 
diligent  while  at  college,  and  was  quite  original  in  his  methods  of 
study.  His  knowledge  of  current  events  was  greater  than  that  of 
any  other  student.  He  was  a  sergeant  in  the  college  regiment  and 
center  rush  in  the  football  team,  and  captain  of  the  archery  club. 
He  took  an  active  part  in  all  legitimate  sports,  originated  many 
new  features  in  athletics,  and  attended  several  sessions  of  the  State 
legislature.  His  strength  was  wonderful,  he  being  winner  of  many 
prizes  in  the  various  fields  of  athletics.  He  was  of  Irish  descent, 
and  came  originally  from  Rochester,  N.  Y.  He  would  never  in- 
dulge in  any  illegitimate  pleasures  nor  do  anything  rash  on  the 
college  grounds.  The  regents  of  the  institution  urged  him  to  origi- 
nate some  new  games  for  the  school  and  praised  his  courage,  which 
was  shown  on  many  occasions.  Hoping  that  this  is  satisfactory, 
I  am  Yours  truly, 


Mr.  Henderson  believes  in  protection,  but  Mr.  Anderson  is 
an  advocate  of  free  trade. 

Yellow  is  not  the  class  color  for  Yale  this  year. 

•"Seeing  is  believing"  is  an  old  saying. 

We  should  be  thankful  for  all  blessings  received. 

"  Seeing  a  good  time"  has  ruined  many  a  promising  young  man. 


Leo  Owen,  the  poet,  made  frequent  use  of  an  opiate. 

The  enemies  of  the  mayor  tried  to  create  a  riot. 

Naomi  Bowen  found  a  vial  which  contained  opium. 

Admiral  Dewey  visited  Siam,  Arabia,  and  Borneo. 

Noah  Lowell  and  Lydia  Hyatt  played  in  the  theater  at  Fay- 
etteville. 

The  heroic,  boyish-looking  man  owns  the  Gayety  Theater  in 
Roanoke. 


NINTH  LESSON 


PREFIXES,  SUFFIXES,  AND  SIMILAR  OUTLINES 

A  prefix  is  a  syllable  used  at  the  beginning  of  a  word,  and  a 
suffix  is  a  syllable  used  at  the  end  of  a  word.  Generally  they 
are  common  to  a  large  number  of  words,  and  need  no  extended 
explanation. 

In  this  system  of  shorthand  prefixes  and  suffixes  generally  are 
joined  to  the  remainder  of  the  word,  but  in  some  few  cases  they 
are  disjoined.  Disjoined  characters  are  used  only  where  briefer 
and  more  legible  outlines  can  be  secured.  Several  prefixes  were 
introduced  in  Lessons  Five  and  Six.  Disjoined  affixes  should  be 
written  close  to  the  remainder  of  the  word. 

Study  the  examples  given  in  "Illustrative  Words"  and  you  will 
have  no  trouble  in  writing  or  reading  affixes. 

In  all  systems  of  shorthand  there  are  words  with  similar  out- 
lines. In  this  lesson  is  given  a  list  of  words  with  similar  outlines 
distinguished.  Study  this  list  until  the  words  can  be  written  and 
read  without  any  hesitation. 


Prefixes:  after;  al,  all;  anta,  -e,  -i;  contra,  counter;  circum; 
elec;  im,  em,  urn;  hydra;  magna,  -e,  -i;  Mc;  para,  peri;  post;  self; 
short;  sub;  super;  trans;  under;  ex,  inex,  unex 

Suffixes:  arious,  orious;  acity,  icily,  osity;  aslic,  istic;  ality, 
ility;  ever;  fication;  fleet,  flict;  flection,  fliction;  graph;  hood;  ism, 
asm;  ily;  sure;  iveness;  ingly;  ivity;  junction;  less,  -ly,  -ness;  mental: 
position;  quire,  -rity;  ship;  self,  -ves;  serve;  some;  sume;  tain; 
tarian,  torian;  tarium,  lorium;  ulate;  worthy;  nation;  tarial,  torial; 
monial. 


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i 


PREFIXES 

imprint 

embrace 

magnify 

magnetic 

magnetize 
\/^^    paralyze 
^7         paragrapher  —f 
^      /^peristyle 
7O       postoffice 


antedate 

antique 

contraband     9^-—      post-haste 

contradict  _  self-made 

counterfeiter    y^  self-love 

circumference  ^ —      selfish 


afternoon 

aftertime 

aftermath 

alter 

alteration 

almost 

antidote 


circumflex 

circumvent 

electric 

electrical 

electricity 

impress 


shortcake 

shortsighted    c> 

->     shorten  \> 

p  submit  3 

_n    subdue 
-^    substance 


DAILY  SHORTHAND 


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V 


victorious 
notorious 


"ye-       precarious 
/        <^    laborious 


-A 


sagacity 
simplicity 


o<C   j     ferocity 
o--^><sarcastic 
c     3/ enthusiastic 
,5*^"^    agnostic 
7  forever 

'»■ — -*    whenever 
— 7  gratification 
modification 
conflict 
reflect 
reflection 
L,  infliction 

~7  therefore 


\ 

k 


'< 


1 
~1 


SUFFIXES 

heretofore 
fruitful 

photograph  ^1 

phonograph  — — °i 

-^-cr7      telegrapher  ^ 

<*//     telegraphic  ^-r 

manhood  \_ 

sisterhood  ^\_ 
socialism 


criticism 


fatalism 

trinity 

affinity 

knowingly 

seemingly 

secretiveness 

combativeness' 

nativity 

activity 


c 


junction 

injunction 

conjunction 

disjunction 

insure 

insurance 

pressure 

pleasure 

fearless 

fearlessly 

fearlessness 

mentality 

gentility 

facility 


^Tl 


locality 

monumental 

fundamental 

regimental 

experimental 


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sanitarium 
auditorium 

speculate 

stipulation 

speculator 

insulated 

emulates 

emulative 

noteworthy 

blameworthy 

praiseworthy 

insinuation 

infatuation 

extenuation 

equatorial 

immaterial 

notarial 

matrimonial 

ceremonial 

testimonial 


DAILY  SHORTHAND 


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SIMILAR  OUTLINES  DISTINGUISHED 


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^ 


u-^ 


K 

Y 
7 


seize 

cease 

this 

these 

true 

through 

veracity 

voracity 

woman 

women 

whoever 

however 

yours 

yourself 

yourselves 

receive,  -pt 


~~^.^"}     recent 
resolute 
result 


DAILY  SHORTHAND 
READING  EXERCISE 

-_p  ~^<1    rf ^ 


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66  DAILY  SHORTHAND 

WRITING  EXERCISE 

The  Reading  Habit 

There  are  a  great  many  men  who  get  through  life  tolerably 
well  without  ever  acquiring  the  reading  habit.  There  is  not  one 
of  these  men  who  gets  out  of  life  all  he  should. 

Reading  is  as  necessary  to  the  proper  development  of  the  mind 
as  food  is  to  the  body.  Indeed,  reading  has  a  beneficial  effect  on 
the  body,  as  well  as  on  the  mind. 

Show  me  a  man  who  is  not  fond  of  reading,  and  it  is  more 
than  an  even  chance  that  you  are  showing  me  a  man  whose  nerves 
are  more  or  less  on  edge,  and  who  dissipates  his  energies  in  various 
ways. 

For  such  a  man  is  pretty  sure  to  be  sadly  lacking  in  inner 
resources.  In  his  leisure  hours  he  has  within  himself  little  to  fall 
back  on. 

He  can  not  be  content  with  sitting  still  and  twiddling  his 
thumbs.  His  mind  rightly  craves  diversion,  and,  the  likelihood  is, 
will  find  it  in  forms  not  always  compatible  with  health. 

If  there  were  more  book-lovers  in  the  world  to-day,  there 
would  be  fewer  gamblers,  drunkards,  and  nervous  wrecks.  There 
would,  in  fact,  be  fewer  criminals  and  suicides. 

Also,  the  general  level  of  efficiency,  as  well  as  happiness,  would 
be  raised. 

For  the  reading  habit,  provided  the  right  kind  of  books  are 
read,  has  this  peculiarity: 

It  not  only  helps  a  man  to  occupy  his  time  pleasurably  when 
away  from  his  work;  it  also  enlarges  his  mental  powers  for  the 
)>etter  performance  of  his  daily  tasks. — Bruce. 


TENTH  LESSON 


MISCELLANEOUS  ABBREVIATIONS 


S.  E.  quarter 


southeast 

northern 

southern 

eastern 

western 

northwestern    »f-Os      40c 

southwestern   ^^       8% 

northeastern    ^"-^      6  bushels 

southeastern    _$-  •        5  inches 

N.  W  quartern"        5 feet 

3  o'clock 


O — TJ- 


N.  E.  quarter  x, 
S.  W.  quarter 


2  or  3  o'clock 


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^ 


o 


/* 


Ala. 

Art*. 

Alaska 

Ark. 

CaL 

Colo. 

Conn. 

Del. 

Flor. 

Ga. 

Idaho 

111. 

Ind. 

Iowa 

Kan. 

La. 

Maine 

Md. 

Mass. 


DAILY     HORTHAND 


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CITIES 


^ ^kn 


Chicago 
Cincinnati 
Cleveland 
Columbus 
Council  Bluffs 

Moines 
Grand  Rapids 
Indianapolis 
Jackson 
Jacksonville 
Kansas  City 
Los  Angeles 
Louisville 
Milwaukee 
Minneapolis 
Nashville 
New  Haven 
New  Orleans 
New  York 


DAILY  SHORTHAND 

READING  EXERCISE 


Y  %,« « ■*  )  o /^J^ ■     % 


DAILY  SHORTHAND  71 

WRITING  EXERCISE 

Gentlemen:  Our  Mr.  Bryan  will  he  in  Salina  about  the  middle 
of  next  week  with  a  full  line  of  samples,  and  we  hope  you  will  save 
a  large  order  for  him. 

He  has  to  make  Winfield,  Wichita,  Newton,  and  McPherson 
before  he  reaches  your  city. 

He  will  make  Concordia,  Atchison,  and  other  towns  in  northern 
Kansas  before  returning  to  the  city. 

We  are  particularly  anxious  for  you  to  examine  our  samples 
before  placing  any  orders  for  fall  goods.  We  have  a  small  surprise 
in  store  for  you. 

With  best  wishes  and  hoping  to  hear  from  you  often,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 

Dear  Sir:  Your  letter  of  recent  date  is  at  hand  and  contents 
noted. 

You  ask  for  a  very  large  territory,  considering  your  capital 
and  experience.  In  addition  to  New  York  City,  you  ask  for  Al- 
bany, Rochester,  Cleveland,  and  Syracuse.  New  York  City  is  all 
we  could  allow  3rou  at  this  time.  That  city,  in  connection  with 
the  cities  across  the  river  in  New  Jersey,  will  give  your  working 
force  employment  for  many  yea*. 

A  man  who  has  had  a  great  deal  of  experience  in  handling 
office  supplies  estimates  that  it  will  take  thirty  years  to  supply 
the  present  demand  for  our  machine.  Then,  think  of  the  increasing, 
demand. 

One  of  the  first  solicitors  in  the  field  took  nineteen  orders  for 
this  machine  the  first  eight  hours  he  worked. 

At  the  present  time  we  have  agencies  established  in  Atlanta, 
Ga.,  Memphis,  Tenn.,  Chicago,  111.,  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  Minneapolis, 
Minn.,  Denver,  Colo.,  and  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

You  will  notice  that  some  of  the  best  territory  in  the  United 
States  is  vacant. 

Hoping  this  is  satisfactory,  we  are,  Yours  truly, 


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PHRASE  WRITING 

Phrasing  not  only  increases  speed,  but  also  adds  materially  to 
legibility  when  judiciously  used.  Caution  should  be  used,  however, 
in  forming  phrases  except  in  accordance  with  general  principles. 
Words  should  not  be  strung  together  without  regard  to  grammat- 
ical construction.  Generally,  grammatical  phrases  may  be  phrased 
in  shorthand. 

Study  closely  the  phrases  given  in  the  following  exercises.  In 
many  of  them  one  or  more  words  are  omitted.  These  are  called 
phrase-signs.    Then,  there  are  a  number  of  contractions. 

Stenographers  may  make  their  own  phrases  and  phrase-signs 
for  frequently  occurring  phrases  in  the  lines  of  work  in  which  they 
may  be  employed.  The  models  given  in  the  examples  will  be  a 
safe  guide  in  forming  new  phrases. 


X-\ 


COMMON 

first  time 
at  any  time 
please  ship 
on  the  subject 
Board  of  Trade 
Board  of  Education 
as  per 

as  per  your  order 
as  per  your  request 
all  my  time 
over  and  over  again 
better  and  better 


PHRASES 


in  our  favor 
sooner  or  later 
again  and  again 
time  and  time  again 
in  order  to  prepare 
articles  of  agreement 
it  is  therefore 
your  esteemed  letter 
to  a  certain  extent 


°       ^ —  at  the  present  time 
%S  answering  your  letter 

*^j  answering  your  favor 


DAILY  SHORTHAND 


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la ° 

IP 1_ 


Ao 


at  this  time 
at  that  time 
at  the  same  time 
by  no  means 
by  any  means 
in  the  first  place 
in  the  second  place 
it  is  necessary 
it  is  not  necessary 
anything  else 
anything  less 
up  to  date 
up  to  the  minute 
do-you  mean  to  say 
a  few.  days  ago 
in  a  few  days 
year  or  two  ago 
in  connection 
parcel  post 
is  as  good  as 


some  time  ago 

it  is  said 

day  or  two  ago 

or  three  o'clock 
two  or  three  weeks 


<r 


— 15     week  or  two  ago 


v 


<-< 


on  the  contrary 

it  will  be  remembered 

in  answer  to 

in  reply  to  your  letter 

in  reply  to  your  es- 
teemed letter 
in  which 

in  regard 

in  our  favor 

that  time 

for  your  attention 

hand  in  hand 

in  need 

first  class 

please  advise 


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this  letter 

by  express 

on  this  side 

all  my  time 

your  kind  attention1 

in  regard  to  the 

matter 
by  U.  S.  express 

s?  lea^  possible  delay 

-p_.     o    I  am  sorry  to  hear 

I  am  sorry  to  say 

I  am  very  sorry 

.1  do  not  think 

,  I  would  be  pleased 

in  some  cases 

,«/ — P_^  freight  agent 

at  all  event* 

trust  company 

express  agent 

kindly  let  us  know 


by  this  mail 


by  to-day's  mail 


at  the  present  time 
please  wire 
in  our  favor 
Ntf-^        price  list 
--/       I  am  confident 
we  are  confident 
I_am  glad 


I  have  received  your 

favor 
In  answer  to  your 

inquiry 
I  remain 

we  remain 

in  answer  to 

in  the  market 

on  the  market 

for  the  time  being 

question  of  time 

fellow  citizens 


DAILY  SHORTHAND 

PHRASE-SIGNS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 

A.  D. 
A.  M. 


P.  M. 

C.  O.  D. 

F.  O.  B. 

in  order 

your  order 

order  blank 

Great  Britain 

no,  sir 

yes,  sir 

so  as  to  be 

recent  date 

prompt  attention 

present  time 

in  order  to  judge 

in  order  to  see 

in  our  favor 

is  my  favor 

replying  to  your 
^telegram 

replying  to  your  favor 

replying   to   your 
-«^ inquiry 


^7 


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thanking  you  for  your 
order 


n 


thanking  you  for  your 
many  favors 

thanking  you  for  past 
favors 

thanking  you  for  your 
early  reply 

thanking  you  in 
advance 


as  little  delay  as 
possible 

hoping  this  will  be 
satisfactory 

I  am  in  receipt  of  your 
communication 


,in  reply  to  your 
inquiry 

in  reply  to  your  letter 

in  reply  to  your 
request 

in  reply  to  your  favor 

in  reply  to  your  es- 
teemed favor 

in  regard  to  your  letter 

in  regard  to  your  es- 
teemed letter 

your  favor  of  recent 
date 


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your  esteemed  order 

your  esteemed  letter 

please  acknowledge 
receipt 

I  remain,  yours  truly 

we  remain,  yours  truly 

we  are  in  receipt  of 
your  communication 

we  acknowledge  re- 
ceipt of  your  order 

under  separate  cover 


trusting  it  will  be 
satisfactory 

thanking  you  for  your 
inquiry 

statement  of  account 

replying  to  your 
telegram 

referring  to  your  re- 
cent order 

we  beg  to  acknowledge 
receipt 

call  your  attention  to 
the  fact 

some  time  or  other 

out  of  the  question 


1 


we  have  your 

we  hope  to  hear  from 
you  soon 


n? *» 


enclose  statement 
of  account 


^/ 


0      in  a  day  or  two 


we  have  your  esteemed 
favor 

we  are  sending  you 

we  are  pleased  to  quote 
you 

we  acknowledge  re- 
ceipt of  your  favor 

under  the 
circumstances 

thanking  you  for  your 
favors 

thanking  you  for  your 
reply 

replying  to  your  letter 

replying  to  your 
communication 

referring  to  youi 
recent  letter 

I  am  aware  of  the  fact 

I  am  of  the  opinion 

one  of  the  most 

one  of  the  best 

two  or  three  weeks 


DAILY  SHORTHAND 


77 


ONE  OR  MORE  WORDS  OMITTED 


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vours  of  the  3d  inst. 


vV,       justice  of  the  peace 
q    v^   out  of  the  question 
-=-        from  time  to  time 
6*         from  week  to  week 
— ' —      time  after  time 
<\         hour  after  hour 
nmg      day  by  day 
/'^""little  by  little 
■ — ■ — '       more  and  more 
t-         further  and  further 
^-*  more  or  less 

S^  bill  of  exchange 

-^         bill  of  sale 

<r -*<''  end  of  the  week 

'state  of  the  market 
credit  of  the  firm 
time  of  the  day 
day  of  the  week 


in  a  day  or  two 

from  day  to  day 

>day  after  day 

from  month  to  month 
A  „  year  after  year 

a^^      week  by  week 
^3^-  —  month  by  month 
y^  greater  and  greater 

*->f~  "   sooner  or  later 
**^^o'     by  the  way 

at  the  same  time 

bill  of  lading 
/  for  the  purpose 

/^^N^_    one  of  the  best 
\,  President  of  the  U.  S. 

6/N>o   what  hour  of  the  day 

s><——  clerk  of  the  court 
y^y^      first  of  the  week 
ft     -       last  of  the  week 


78 


DAILY  SHORTHAND 


LEGAL  PHRASES 


objected  to 
objection  overruled 
^•4—     objection  sustained 
-rf       in  this  action 
learned  counsel 
I  do  not  remember 
direct  examination 
cross  examination 
Circuit  Court 
District  Court 
please  state 
please  tell 

,  do  you  remember 
Supreme  Court 
^Ss— £     exception  taken 
°"X  in  relation  to 

•  by  the  court 
verdict  of  the  jury 
do  you  recollect 
please  state  to  the  jury 


'^-n.        what  is  your  name 

/Q^,^    what  is  your  business 

^^\_     somewhere  around 
there 

I  do  not  recollect 

party  of  the  first  part 

party  of  the  second 
— part 

please  state  whether  or 
not 


(  gentlemen  of  the  jury 

V.    ~      please  tell  the  jury 

— ^        to  my  best  recollection 

do  you  know  the 
e~^v      defendant 

*— ^  do  you  know  the 
plaintiff 

on  the  day  of  the 
accident 

did  you  see  the 
plaintiff 

I  can  not  remember 

prisoner  at  the  bar 

two  or  three  weeks 


DAILY  SHORTHAND 


79 


MISCELLANEOUS  PHRASES 

and  so  forth  •« — »-v      I  am  sure 

in  which  it  is 

it  was  expressed 

I  take  the  opportunity 

if  it  is  possible 

last  time 


a  long  time 
at  any  time 
best  recollection 
best  of  my  recollectioi 
call  my  attention 
call  your  attention 
can  you  recollect 
can  not  remember 
did  you  ever  know 

>-\      duly  received 

ft       day  or  two 


f*'        longer  than 


anything  else 
anything  less 
now  and  then 
\_y?    pait  of  the  account 
\y^        per  annum 
^v,         per  express 

Tt. 

did  you  see  the  plaintiff  ^\/4~  peculiar  circumstances 
did  you  see  him  there      «-— =>        several  times 
better  than  /*>>-—©  'eas*"  Possib'e  delay 


did  you  not  state 


he  must  have  been 
I  am  certain 
in  due  time 


S 


Necessary  to  make 
which  have  been 
week  or  two 


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DAILY  SHORTHAND  81 

WRITING  EXERCISES 


Dear  Sir:  We  ask  your  pardon  for  not  answering  your  letter 
of  the  10th  inst.  before  this  time. 

The  writer,  who  attends  to  most  of  the  correspondence,  has 
been  out  of  the  city  for  over  a  week,  and,  as  a  consequence,  several 
letters  remain  unanswered. 

We  are  glad  to  inform  you  now  that  your  order  will  have  our 
prompt  attention,  and  the  goods  will  go  out  this  afternoon. 

Our  fall  lines  are  in,  and  we  never  had  a  better  stock  than  we 
have  at  this  time.     Our  customers  all  are  delighted. 

We  note  that  you  are  to  visit  our  city  this  fall.  Of  course  we 
expect  you  to  make  our  store  your  headquarters. 

Please  accept  thanks  for  thi^  order,  and  assurances  that  we 
shall  always  try  to  please  our  customers. 

Hoping  to  see  you  in  the  near  future,  we  are, 

Yours  very  truly, 


Dear  Sir:  We  have  your  letter  of  recent  date,  and  in  reply 
will  say  that  we  have  no  vacancy  at  the  present  time.  However, 
in  consideration  of  your  excellent  testimonials,  we  are  willing  to 
make  you  a  proposition. 

Any  vacancies  that  we  may  have  in  the  next  few  months 
must  be  filled  with  men  who  are  in  good  health,  and  have  a  good 
education  and  a  general  knowledge  of  business  affairs. 

If  you  are  willing  to  give  up  your  present  position  and  come 
to  us  by  the  first  of  the  year,  we  will  give  you  whatever  we  may 
have  open  and  start  you  in  at  nine  hundred  dollars  ($900.00)  per 
year,  and  advance  you  from  time  to  time  if  your  work  proves 
satisfactory. 

Please  let  us  hear  from  you  at  once,  stating  whether  or  not 
you  will  accept  our  proposition. 

With  best  wishes  for  your  prosperity,  we  are, 

Very  truly  yours, 


82 


DAILY  SHORTHAND 
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DAILY  SHORTHAND  83 

WRITING    EXERCISE 


Gentlemen:  Our  notes,  amounting  to  one  thousand  dollars 
($1,000),  drawn  in  your  favor,  fall  due  the  first  of  next  month. 
Until  a  few  days  ago  we  felt  sure  that  we  should  be  able  to  pay 
them  in  full  on  day  of  maturity.  However,  collections  have  been 
so  poor  during  the  past  few  months  that  it  will  be  impossible  for 
us  to  meet  all  our  liabilities  as  promptly  as  is  our  custom.  If  you 
are  willing  to  extend  the  time  on  our  notes  thirty  days,  we  are  sure 
we  can  pay  you  in  full  at  that  time. 

Please  let  us  know  at  once  whether  or  not  you  can  give  us 
the  extension  asked  for  without  inconvenience  to  yourselves,  and 
oblige,  Yours  truly, 


Dear  Sir:  Your  letter  of  the  5th  inst.  came  in  this  morning, 
and  I  am  very  much  surprised  at  its  contents.  The  fruit  was 
shipped  in  first-class  condition,  as  we  can  prove  by  several  wit- 
nesses, so  it  is  difficult  to  account  for  the  damage  to  which  you 
refer.  Of  course  you  or  a  representative  were  present  when  the 
boxes  were  opened;  otherwise  I  would  think  that  the  report  is  false. 

I  had  no  insurance  on  this  shipment,  hence  the  loss  is  more 
than  I  am  able  to  afford  at  this  time. 

While  your  city  is  considered  a  good  fruit  market,  I  think  I 
shall  make  my  shipments  to  some  other  city  in  the  future.  This 
is  the  third  time  that  I  have  received  similar  reports  from  your 
city.  Yours  truly. 


Dear  Sir:  Your  favor  of  the  9th  inst.  was  received  this  morn- 
ing. We  enclose  herewith  an  illustrated  circular,  showing  the  dif- 
ferent models  of  our  machine,  with  prices. 

We  do  not  send  machines  to  customers  direct,  but  always 
through  one  of  our  representatives.  Mr.  W.  L.  Kelly,  who  has 
control  of  the  territory  in  which  you  live,  will  call  upon  you  in  a 
few  days  with  one  of  our  machines,  and  will  be  glad  to  show  you 
its  many  labor-saving  points.  It  really  is  a  model  of  simplicity, 
and  it  does  the  work  of  about  twenty  people.  It  is  so  simple  that 
it  seldom  gets  out  of  order,  and  a  child  can  handle  it. 

Trusting  that  you  will  order  a  machine  from  Mr.  Kelly,  we 
are,  Yours  very  truly, 


84 


DAILY  SHORTHAND 
READING  EXERCISE 


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DAILY  SHORTHAND  85 

WRITING  EXERCISE 

Dear  Sir:  Never  before  has  there  been  such  a  widespread 
interest  in  every  day's  geography,  for  the  necessity  of  a  broader 
understanding  of  the  world  and  its  inhabitants  has  come  to  the 
American  people  in  the  home,  in  the  school,  and  in  business  life, 
because  of  the  unprecedented  conditions  throughout  the  entire 
world  and  on  every  continent. 

During  the  past  year,  the  National  Geographic  Magazine, 
which  is  pronounced  the  most  beautifully  illustrated  journal  in 
America,  has  published  96  pages  of  costly  four-color  work,  including 
(>4  pages  of  velvety  photogravure  and  many  other  gems  of  art. 

The  steady  growth  in  membership,  and  consequently  increased 
income,  is  a  benefit  to  all;  for  it  means  a  bigger  and  more  beautiful 
magazine,  more  color  work,  photogravure,  maps,  and  panoramas, 
because  the  Society's  funds  are  directly  reinvested  in  its  publica- 
tion or  expended  in  geographic  research,  the  results  of  which  are 
given  to  the  world  through  the  Magazine. 

At  this  season  of  the  year,  the  suggestion  has  been  made  that 
the  presentation  of  a  year's  membership  in  the  Society  is  a  most 
admirable  gift,  which  is  thoroughly  appreciated  by  a  friend  or 
relative.  Many  members,  who  were  brought  into  the  Society  in 
this  way,  have  written  the  donors  that  it  was  the  most  welcome 
Christmas  present  they  had  ever  received.  The  number  of  such 
membership  presentations  is,  of  course,  optional,  and  the  obligation 
does  not  extend  bej'ond  the  year.  We  wish  to  renew  the  sug- 
gestion, and  hope  that  you  will  favor  a  number  of  friends  and 
relatives  by  presenting  them  with  a  membership  in  the  Society 
for  the  coming  year. 

As  the  Magazine  is  not  published  to  make  a  fortune  for  any 
individual,  but,  instead,  is  the  property  of  a  great  national  organ- 
ization, the  object  of  which  is  to  stimulate  and  popularize  the 
practical  study  of  that  all-important  science — geography,  we  can 
most  strongly  and  disinterestedly  ask  your  generous  co-operation. 

Hoping  to  hear  from  you  in  the  near  future,  we  are, 
Yours  very  truly, 


86          DAILY  SHORTHAND 

VOCABULARY 

abandon  abdicate  abduct  abhor  abrupt 

absolute  abstracj  absurd  academic         »  acceleration 

accommodation  accustom  adherence  adjustment 

administer  administrator  admirable  adversary 

aerial  aerogram  aesthetics  affluence  alarm 

alcohol  alien  alliance  alteration 

amanuensis 


anniversary 

V 

anthracite 
o 


ancient 

anonymous 

anxiety 


aristocracy 

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assassin 


astronomer 
authenticity 


anesthetic  , 

c £ 

antagonistic 


apologize 
arithmetical 


award 


beneficence 


assembly 

atmosphere 
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automobile 

—       o — " ' 

bacteria        ^  barb 


benevolent 


assist 


O 
apparel 

5% 


available 
barbarous 
bespread 


beyond  bicycle 

> — .  V 

blameless  blithesome 


DAILY  SHORTHAND 

bimetalism  birthright 


burdensome 
catholic 


carpenter 
Catholicism 


challenge  cheerfulness 

chronicle  circular  civilize 

—•  ^  X 

column  commemorate 


commonwealth 


communion 


companion 


compensation 
concentration 
condensation 


conscience 
consent 


consolation 


comprehension 
concern  conclusive 


contemplation 

controversy  controvert 

^\J  Si 

•cordial  cork  cora 

r-r    _^>-      ^ 


comparison 

compromise 

conquer,  concur 

congratulation 

consecutive 

consignment 


consume 
contradistinction 


convalescence 
corporation 


1 
co-operate 


corroborate 

-«b 


corruption 


88 
corrugate 

counterpart  courthouse 

curiosity  currency  custom 

danger  decoration 

demonstration 

derangement 


DAILY  SHORTHAND 

countenance  counterbalance 

criticism 

cylinder 


criminal 
customer 


deliberation  deliverance 

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denomination  density  department 


derivative  deteriorate 


lerangemen 
development  dexterity    J  digestion 


diphtheria 


diploma 


diploma 
discern     a  discontentment 


disinfect. 


determination 

dimension 

dirigible  disarm 

disengage 

t)  r^ 

disinterested  dismissal 


elasticity 
elucidate 
encyclopedia 


dissimilar 
distrust    '  distribution 

dominion  drunkard  durability 

election 


dissolve 

1 

disturbance 


efficient 


ectic 
anc 
enereetii 


electrotype 

c 


emancipation 
energetic 


embezzlement 


X 


elemental 
emergency 


English 
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enforcement 
enhance  enormity  entertain 


engineer 

„.Vs 

enthusiasm 


enthusiastic 
* — 3^ 
eternal 


DAILY  SHORT  3AND 
enumeration 


equatorial 
eternity  etymology  everywhere 

exaggeration  examination  exceedingly 

exclamatory  executive  exorbitant 

exposition  extemporaneous 

faculty  famous  fatality 


erroneous 


explanation 

facility^ 

ferment 


franchise 


A-    L~      J- 

fermentation  fiction  fictitious 

/fire-engine  yfirst-rate  [  flourish 

^forestall  fortune 

fraction  friendship 

frivolous        /fugitive     '    .fundamental  furnish 

generosity 
govern  ^.haphazard 


i 

gar 


garnishment 


glorious 

hereinafter 

hitherto 


icicle 
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impartial 


hesitate  hieroglyphic 

' —     *y 

horse  however  .  husband 

idolize  illustrate  immaterial 

<r= —     <t-5" 

improve  inasmuch 


exterior 


fellowship 
fidehty 

JL 

/forfeit 
fTTifiii 

frugality 

galvanize 

germinate 


harmonize 

high-school 

ice-cold 


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90 


incendiary 


inconsistent 
inevitable 

u 

indispensable 
inexpedient 

O ST» 

inoffensive  7 


DAILY  SHORTHAND 

incite  incomprehensible 

indemnity 
indignant 
industrious 
inimical 


incentive 
inculcate 

<&? 

inferior 

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indistinct 


inheritance 
insane 

intellects 


invisible 

V. 

.judicious 


insincere 
interrogate 


irresistible 


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jurisprudence^ 

kerosene  kindred 

landscape  languish  lawyer 

license  literature 


magnificent 


merchant 
minister 


manifestation 
meantime 


meritorious 
miscellaneous 


lucrative 


majority 
mathematics 


insolence 

JU. 

intoxication 


irresponsible 

justification 

landlady 


leasehold 


magistrate 
manaae 
mature 


millionaire 
misconduct 


monopoly 
museum 


DAILY  SHORTHAND 
mountain  municipal 

morality  muscular 

nevertheless 
normal  notorious 


91 

monumental 

musician 

newspaper 


occurrence 
otherwise 


obliterate 
ordain 


overcharge 


obscure 
around 
pacify 


parenthesis 


personal 
phenomenon 


.passable 

X 

penmanship 


> 


nourish 

obstacle 

ostensible 

palpable 

patriotism 

percentage 


perusal 
physician 
pneumonia        v  polarity 


precept 


pharmacist 
physiology 
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precipice 


pioneer 

political 

pre-eminent        prehminarv  preponderance         »  preposterous 

prescribe  presume  privilege  proceedings  procure 

prognosticate         .  prohibition  promissory  promulgate 


92 


DAILY  SHORTHAND 


prosecute 
quadrant 


punctual  ^purification 

qualification  quantity 

1 

railway  reaction  reality 

recognizance  recreation 

reiterate  relate 


somewhere 


source 

statistics 


DAILY  SHORTHAND 

specification 

subdivision  subscribe 

superior 

sympathetic, 
tarnish  technical 


93 

starvation 


1 


ion    «*> 


substitution 

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sympathy 


speculation 

V 

stimulate  stockholder      ™    study 


suppose 


tariff 

7 

termination 
toward 


thorough 

ultimate  unacquainted 

unconstitutional  unequal 

variety 


thanksgiving 
throughout 


vacation  variation 

/A  4 

verification  viaduct 


vicissitude 


volume 
wayward 


withhold 


1     \=/     L— - 

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yard 


yonder 


ye 


.'oluntary 
wealth 
wonderful 


yearn 
yore 


whisper 


yacht 


yellow 
zealous 


uncivil 

unhappy 

various 
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virtue 


94 


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absent 

accept 

accident   - 

accomplish    O      ^—  & 

according-ly  <f  d^  o 

acknowledge    o     \  o  (j 

acquaint     <^    6 

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DAILY  SHORTHAND 

CONTRACTIONS  AND  DERIVATIVES 

capable 

character 

Christ-ian    ^ 

command 

change         \.    \  \Q^\  ^ 

charge  (^     U    (- 

congregate  s^ 

convenient    A   **  /*/      " 

correct       ^°     ^^z* 

correspond  "A    \,    N^ __, 

designate    j_ — tr>/__— -sv^ 
describe  s~  si  yi  </^- 


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advantage     I     b     1? 

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alphabet      ^1  ^p  ^V 

amendment  °— — '  a-^-^ 

answer         P^J^-^^ 

appropriate  °V  °^ — <=>    (f    a 

architect 

astonish 

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bank         n/n^ 

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DAILY  SHORTHAND 


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manufacture  /    l^L~o  / 
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mortgage 


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object  \ 

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oblige 

oleomargarine     O 

order,  -inary     O— 

outstanding    ^-— t 

partner 

particular 

peculiar 

people       \ 

period      \_ 


perpendicular  \ 


plenipotentiary 
policy  \ 

possible  X3 


DAILY  SHORTHAND 


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sudden 
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